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$5.00 Amanda Wants Help Check Point week 4 HCA/250 A+ 30/30
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CheckPoint: Amanda Wants Help
Resources: Amanda’s MySpot profile (age 30) and this week’s videos located on the student web page.
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]
Read the following background information, based on a true story:
Amanda is now 30 years old. She is still addicted to cigarettes and is abusing both alcohol and prescription pain medications. She has been unemployed for some time, has been evicted from several homes, and is now staying with her only friend. Her parents have been trying to contact her but she is afraid they will judge her. She recognizes that her life is a mess and she wants help.
View Amanda’s MySpot profile (age 30) at http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hca250/myspot/myspot03.htm.
Post your 300- to 350-word response to the following: Which substance abuse recovery strategies do you believe would be most appropriate for Amanda? Base your response on Amanda’s background information, what has happened in her past, her current MySpot profile, and this week’s readings and videos. What factors in her past and present will make the recovery process difficult? What kinds of strategies would you recommend to decrease her chances of relapse? Is there an existing substance abuse recovery program you would recommend for her? Why?
Resources: Amanda’s MySpot profile (age 30) and this week’s videos located on the student web page.
Due Date: Day 5 [Individual forum]
Read the following background information, based on a true story:
Amanda is now 30 years old. She is still addicted to cigarettes and is abusing both alcohol and prescription pain medications. She has been unemployed for some time, has been evicted from several homes, and is now staying with her only friend. Her parents have been trying to contact her but she is afraid they will judge her. She recognizes that her life is a mess and she wants help.
View Amanda’s MySpot profile (age 30) at http://corptrain.phoenix.edu/axia/hca250/myspot/myspot03.htm.
Post your 300- to 350-word response to the following: Which substance abuse recovery strategies do you believe would be most appropriate for Amanda? Base your response on Amanda’s background information, what has happened in her past, her current MySpot profile, and this week’s readings and videos. What factors in her past and present will make the recovery process difficult? What kinds of strategies would you recommend to decrease her chances of relapse? Is there an existing substance abuse recovery program you would recommend for her? Why?
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Amanda Wants Help Check Point week 4 HCA/250 A+ 30/30
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Preview: ... me of the things that she is. It is going to be the toughest thing that she has to do in life but she also needs to believe that it is for the best. I think that she was not getting enough attention and so on for her to turn the way she did. I also believe that she feels neglected by everything and finding that there is nothing else better for her out there. Which is so wrong. For one recovery is going to be difficult for her because she seems to be dependent on those ...
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